Yarn holder



A ril 9, 1968 R. SPARR YARN HOLDER Filed May 15, 1967 FIG. I

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INVENTORQ ROSA LINE SPARR BY WILSON, SETTLE 8. BATCHELDER.

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United States Patent 3,377,035 YARN HOLDER Rosaline Sparr, 21380Concord, Southfield, Mich. 48075 Filed May 15, 1967, Ser. No. 638,287Claims. (Cl. 242--139) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A yarn holder forsupporting a plurality of balls of knitting yarn in readily accessibleposition and from which the yarn may be knit directly with a uniformconstant tension. The yarn balls are supported upon bobbins which aredetachably and rotatably supported upon a common head.

Field of the invention The field of the invention is yarn holders havingcomponent parts for supporting various colored knitting yarns.

Summary of the invention A yarn or bobbin holder of the presentinvention includes a stationary base and a head rotatably mounted on thebase with bobbin hangers supported on the head. The hangers are in theform of an elongated arm having one end mounted on the head in pivotaland frictional relation at the other end of the hanger arm, a ball andsocket joint is used to support a bobbin upon which the yarn is wound toprovide ready access to a selected bobbin. A disc is mounted on thebobbin between the rotable connection and the yarn ball and has a yarnslot to hold the end of the yarn when not in use.

It is an object of my invention to provide an improved yarn holderwherein several bobbin supports are carried on a rotatable head in sucha manner that the bobbin supports and bobbins may be moved relative tothe head and relative to the supports so a plurality of various coloredyarn may be used and readily placed in position for use.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved yarn holderwherein bobbin supports are detachably carried on the holder. Anotherobject is to provide an improved yarn holder wherein a uniform tensionis applied to the yarn as it is knitted.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following descriptionand appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification wherein like reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts in the several views.

011 the drawings FIGURE 1 is a side view partly in cross-section andpartly in elevation and embodying features of my invention;

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of the holder embodying features of myinvention;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side view in elevation disclosingthe movable connection between the bobbin and the bobbin hanger; and

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front view in elevation disclosingthe movable connection between the bobbin and the bobbin hanger.

Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also,it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employedherein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 10 designates a yarn holder andincludes a pedestal base 12 having an upwardly extending portion 14including a rod 16 and a rotatable head 18. The head includes a verticalportion 18 having a bore 20 which surrounds the rod 16 and the portion18 rests on the portion 14 and rotates relative thereto around the rod16. The head also includes an enlarged annular portion 24 which servesto support a plurality of bobbins 28. The bobbins 28 are secured to theannular portion 24 by hangers 30. The hangers 30 extend horizontallyfrom the head portion 24 and include a horizontal portion 34 having adepending leg 36 on one end thereof-which extends into a slot 38 in thehead portion 24 with a snug fit so that the hanger leg 36 is infrictional relation with the head portion 24 but may be pivoted relativeto the head but held in position after being moved to a desired locationby such frictional contact.

The opposite end of the hanger 34 has a bifurcated end 40 with thespaced apart sides 42 having a bore 44 drilled transverselytherethrough. The hanger 34 is made of resilient plastic which permitsthe sides to be flexed outwardly relative to each other. The hangerincludes a depending leg 48 on the end opposite leg 36. The leg has aball 50 on its upper end and this ball is positioned between the sides42 of the hanger with a portion of each side of the ball extending intothe bore 44 to provide a pivotal and rotatable connection between theleg 48 and the hanger 34. Thus the sides 42 of hanger 34 together withthe ball 50 of leg 48 provide a ball and socket joint therebetween.Because the sides are flexible the sides 42 may be flexed outwardly toinsert or remove the ball 50. The ball 50 is in frictional relation withthe flexible sides to restrict the free rotation of the bobbin toprovide a slight uniform tension so that the yarn unwinds as it isknitted. This is important because otherwise the knitted product comesout uneven and bumpy.

Each leg 48 carries a bobbin 28 which may be tubular and on which theyarn 58 is wound. Each bobbin may carry a diiierent color yarn and asmany hangers and bobbins may be carried by the rotatable head asdesired. Further, because the yarn ball is suspended, it does not getdirty as it would tend to when the ball can roll around on the floor orchair. A disc 60 surrounds the leg 48 between the ball 50 and the bobbin28 and is rotatable relative to these parts and may be detached when thebobbin is detached upon removal of the ball 50 from the sides 42 andthen lifted upwardly on the leg 48 and over the ball 50. The disc may betransparent plastic and is provided with V slots 64 to receive and holdthe end of the yarn 58 when not in use.

It will be noted that the head portion is provided with a hook which maybe used to support scissors 66 or other useful items. The base 12 isprovided with vertically extending bores 68 which may be used forreceiving needles 70.

From the foregoing it will be noted that I have provided a new andimproved yarn holder wherein the head thereof is rotatable and carries aplurality of bobbins so that each bobbin may be moved to the desiredposition for use and each bobbin may carry a different color yarn. Thebobbins are carried on the head by new and improved hangers havingmovability which permits each bobbin to be moved to a desired usableposition and be retained in such position and at the same time appl y aslight uniform tension to restrict the free rotation of the bobbin sothat the yarn unwinds as it is knitted and in addition the holder hasprovisions for carrying other useful items.

While one exemplary embodiment of the invention has been described indetail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that thedisclosed embodiment may be modified. Therefore, the foregoingdescription is to be considered exemplary rather than limiting, and thetrue scope of the invention is that defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A yarn holder for supporting a plurality of balls of knitting yarncomprising a base, a head member mounted on said base for pivotalmovement about a vertical axis, a plurality of support arms mounted onsaid head member at symmetrically spaced locations about said verticalaxis for frictionally resisted pivotal movement about respectivevertical axes, each of said arms projecting horizontally outward fromsaid head member, a yarn ball supporting bobbin associated with each ofsaid arms, and cooperable ball and'socket coupling means on the outerend of each arm and on each bobbin for detachably suspending the bobbinfrom the outer end of the arm.

2. The invention as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ball and socketcoupling restricts the free rotation of the bobbin by applying a uniformtension so that the yarn unwinds as it is knitted.

3. Theinvention as defined in claim 2 wherein said ball and'socketcoupling comprises spaced apart flexible sides on the outer end of eacharm and a ball providing the pivotal and rotatable connectiontherebetween.

4. The invention as claimed in claim 1 wherein the improvement alsocomprises a removable disc positioned between said ball and socketcoupling and said bobbin.

5. The invention as claimed in claim 1 wherein the improvementalsocomprises a disc positioned between said coupling and said bobbinand rotatable relative to said bobbin and being provided with a yarnslot therein.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS LEONARD D. CHRISTIAN, PrimaryExaminer.

